Taper
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Taper may refer to:
- Part of an object in the shape of a cone (conical)
- Taper (transmission line), a transmission line gradually increasing or decreasing in size
- Fishing rod taper, a measure of the flexibility of a fishing rod
- Conically tapered joints, made of ground glass, commonly used in chemistry labs to mate two glassware components fitted with glass tubings
- Luer taper, a standardized fitting system used for making leak-free connections between slightly conical syringe tips and needles
- Tapered thread, a conical screw thread made of a helicoidal ridge wrapped around a cone
- Machine taper, in machinery and engineering
- Mark Taper Forum, a theatre in the Los Angeles Music Center
- A ratio used in aeronautics (see Chord (aeronautics))
- A thin candle
- Philadelphia Tapers (also New York Tapers and Washington Tapers), a defunct professional basketball team
- Taper (cymbal), the reduction in thickness of a cymbal from center to rim
- Taper pin, used in manufacturing
- Taper insertion pin, used in body piercing
- Taper (concert), a person who records audio concerts, usually via portable setup
- Taper, a type of men's haircut (see crew cut)
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